Oops, this got posted as if It was done in the Northwest. It wasn’t. It’s a northwest based corporate coffee shop, which, is just 2 blocks from my Midwest residence.Â
Land this was the flight home.
N Center NU at lunch (l) Evanston PO (r)
At the CSO, Mozart & Strauss conductor Haitink. Both pieces great, but the Strauss Alpine Symphony just bowled me over.
Dude sketching the transit passengers in 30th Street St. Above him is conductor Josh of Amtrak.
So, I arrived in Philadelphia by Amtrak to the beautious 30th Street Station, one of my favorite public transit centers in the country, and had time to kill so down I sat to grab a sketch of the Bronze statue dedicated to Railroad employees who died serving in the armed forces during WWII. The statue was by Walter Hancock who taught at the Pennsyvania Academy of Fine Arts and during WWIi, was one of the” Monuments Men” whose exploits and mission was made famous in the George Clooney film of the same name. The actor John Goodman’s character was based on Walter Hancock. The drawing on the right was posted earlier and is a memorial sculpture to the fallen Canadian Rail workers from both WW I and II, copies of which can be seen in a number of Canadian cities, Vancouver being home to this one.
Drawn in  Rhodia unlined sketchbook, and a Tomoe River Paper sketchbook using Pitt Artist Brush Pens and various ni sizes of the Pitt Pens. Also fountain pens, Pelikan M215, and Faber-Castell Basic Black Leather fountain pen filled with Platinum Carbon ink.
Hi there Don…just dropping a note to say how much I thoroughly enjoyed your downtown Vancouver OPUS demo/workshop a couple of weeks ago…I am the lady in your centre front row with curly grey hair…one of the ones who stayed after the demo while you showed us your amazing sketchbooks…I am currently in Cleveland, visiting my daughter & her fiancé in Cleveland Heights…touring around, doing lots of early am watercolour sketching in MY travel sketchbooks…you were super inspirational…I too LOVE the PITT markers, but now have lots of new ideas of how to use them & try your techniques of smudging,,etc…am now following your blog/travels & loving it…cheers, pat
After your fantastic workshop in Vancouver, am still amazed had how you can capture such a great likeness of the subjects so quickly…
Thanks for sharing them.
Thanks for the swell comments y’all. I totally dug my time in Vancouver and am glad you got something outta the demo/workshop. Keep painting and drawing. I’m hoping to return to VBC again. Cheers.